Mythologies Offers Solid Strategy On the Go

Game Informer

22 September 2009

Excerpt: Age of Empires smoothly transitions from a real-time strategy PC game to a turn-based tactics handheld game. Mythologies preserves the foundation of its PC forefather - players build towns, gather resources, and recruit soldiers and mythic creatures like minotaurs and sphinx to crush their enemies.

Age of Empires: Mythologies

Nintendo World Report

16 May 2009

Summary: A fully-equipped strategy game on the DS? Oh, yes!

Pros: All the micromanagement of a console or PC RTS shrunk down for the DS, An abundance of gameplay modes ensures a long lifespan, Graphics are very pretty, and some spoken dialogue adds spice, Multiplayer options are robust and appreciated

Cons: Dark areas of the map often box you in a bit too much, Stylus control not so good on the battlefield, Troop management becomes a bit of a chore on a big battlefield

Age of Empires: Mythologies Review

Age of Empires: Mythologies DS (DS) - Review

VGChartz

21 April 2009

Excerpt: A few years ago, the standard bearing franchise in the Real-Time Strategy (RTS) genre, ‘Age of Empires’ made its first bold adventure outside of the PC redoubt with the launch of an adaptation of ‘Age of Empires: The Age of Kings’ for the DS.

Age of Empires: Mythologies DS Review

Strategy Gaming Online

13 January 2009

Excerpt: With my thumbs and senses still numb from the recent onslaught of hyped holiday releases, I recently found myself happily engaged in an unexpected, more subdued interactive experience. Released way under the radar last month, you wouldn’t know

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AtomicGamer

29 July 2004

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Expert Review

DS-x2

2 June 2015

Conclusion: Age of Empires: Mythologies is inspired by the hit Windows PC series Age of Empires and built on the Age of Empires: Age of Kings' critically-acclaimed game engine. Featuring three playable civilizations with individual campaigns - the Egyptians, Greeks and the Norse - Age of Empires: Mythologies...